Zephyr
deity figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
clear Zephyr
in the texts
Theogony
A wind-god, one of the three beneficial winds exempted from Typhoeus's harmful brood.
And from Typhoeus come boisterous winds which blow damply, except Notus and Boreas and clear Zephyr.
Works and Days
The West Wind, briefly named as the refreshing breeze the narrator turns to face while resting in the shade during the hottest part of summer.
then also let me drink bright wine, sitting in the shade, when my heart is satisfied with food, and so, turning my head to face the fresh Zephyr, from the everflowing spring which pours down unfouled, thrice pour an offering of water, but make a fourth libation of wine.
De Rerum Natura
Personified west wind, part of the seasonal procession alongside Venus and Flora.
And hard on Zephyr's foot-prints Mother Flora,